basically levels of the s&p 500 futures the highest since obama was elected presidency. we sold awfully hard, we got back and possibly took some stocks off. we're reversing a little bit from the upside, selling off a little bit. the fiscal cliff are the two words that will be mentioned the most. we have costco earnings tomorrow, we'll keep an eye on that one. liz: is anybody looking at the fed meeting? the announcement we're not doing anything it comes to cutting rates would probably the fourth quantity of easing. >> i cannot imagine we'll hear anything dramatically different from the fed difference i from e message would've gotten from the last couple of meetings. liz: he has the ear of the fed. >> they can keep throwing liquidity at the system, and there is some signs of mild progress but the fact is for all the work they're doing, there doesn't seem to be a whole lot of positive results. the tape is obviously telling us there clearly has to be a deal on the fiscal cliff. i am not sure there are lots of folks i talk to who are believers. a lot of people continue to sit